Seven insane scientific follies, from flying humvees to an off-switch for the Internet, and how we can do better
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- Flying Hummers By Tom Vanderbilt
- Blotting Out the Sun By David Roberts
- Industrial Cyber-Sabotage By Becky Ferreira
- Deep-Drilling a Supervolcano By Karla Starr
- Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes By Becky Ferreira
- An Internet "Off" Switch By Paul Ford
- Immortal Micro-Organisms By Karla Starr
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Harnessing the might of the immune system to fight prostate cancer. By Carina Storrs
The Future of Food: A Second Green Revolution
How an unlikely alliance between genetic engineers and organic farmers plans to feed the world. By Frederick Kaufman
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- Sheep Help Scientists Clean Up Explosives Residue
- Fluorescent Imaging Helps Surgeons Cut More Cancer Cells
- SARbot Robo-Sub Helps Rescue Drowning Victims in Minutes
- How Engineers Build Computers That Work Like A Mind
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